If you live inside Outlook, you might not know that you're already using a pretty good Google Reader replacement. Outlook can import and process a Google Reader feed export, and handle your items like a slightly different kind of message.[More]

The How-To Geek site runs down the relatively simple process of exporting your OPML file from Google, importing it into Outlook, and then, well, just reading your feeds like you're used to. Outlook is an inbox tool, and it makes sense for an RSS handler, especially if you have a limited number of important feeds. It's a solution used and requested by Lifehacker readers, and really easy, to boot.